I would love to be volunteering with my fiancé in the Phillipines, where his Air Force unit is currently aiding the relief effort. I am currently in Peru volunteering with a pre school and would love to leave here for the Phillipines to help clear roadways, transport survivors, and distribute needed supplies. If I could take what I have learned working with the children here in Peru to bring a much needed smile to a survivor of the typhoon, my Hannakuh would be the most memorable yet.

For Christmas this year, I’d love to be enjoying the beautiful Islands of southern Thailand with my new wife. I proposed there two years ago, luckily she said yes. It would be great to go back to explore more and make new happy memories.

In Bialowieza, Poland to celebrate the holidays with my friends which I got to know during an amazing internship. I went back there for my bachelor thesis but now it’s been over 2 years since I was able to visit again. And while being there, maybe I can help out with some fieldwork

I will be exactly where I want to be – with my partner in Spain for four glorious weeks of walking in the sierra outside Gandia and walks on the beach in Miramar, Oliva and Javea with lots of excellent food and drink – bliss!

Rovaniemi Finland, official home of Santa. I lived there a few years back in winter, even helped design/build some snowhotel suites as part of my studies, but never got to have a white Christmas there.

Sat looking out across the Grand Canyon. A mini Christmas tree and snow globe by my side. Gently sipping on a refreshing glass of chilled wine, nibbling on a turkey and stuffing sandwich. Along with a sneaky piece of mistletoe hidden in my rucksack just in case BLISS!!!

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Whistler. Without proper snow and a place covered in decorations and not the token offerings most places have in the U.K. it just doesn’t feel like Christmas at the moment. Would much rather be there than stuck in Birmingham.

At the beginning of this year I went ot Myanmar with Explore. When I returned I sponsored a child in one of the villages. I would like to go back to Myanmar possibly to do work in a school or help out at some other project.

Five years ago, I would have probably said anywhere in the world but my hometown. But today, I would say somewhere in a cabin in the woods with my family and friends, probably telling some anecdotes or adventures about my most recent endeavours. Between living far away and travelling as much as I can, Christmas might be the only time of the year that reminds me that they have always been there for me, and always will.

Considering the UK is at its most beautiful this time of year, it would have to be Cumbria on top a fell taking in the winter vistas and sipping bovril. Maybe a trek to Ghyllas to see some awesome Alpacas and slap up feast in a pub nearby. Pure bliss!

Considering the UK is at its most beautiful at this time of the year, it has to be in Cumbria enjoying the amazing vistas! Cup of hot bovril atop of fell, maybe a very cold jump in a lake and some Alpacas in Ghyllas – pure bliss!

Would prefer to spend this holiday season taking my children on a volunteer vacation. Helping other children, saving animals, and experiencing other cultures is better than ANY education they receive sitting in a classroom.

Ah… there are so many good answers, like a trip to Antarctica the only continent I have not visited, in Lhasa Nepal, in Bavaria or Bohemia for classic a Christmas, in New York. But my favorite answer and what I’m doing is Christmas with the family then the next day flying off to India for a 3 week tour.

In this day and age of me, me , me I would want to find a way to give back. I would like to spend my Christmas volunteering in an area of need. It can be domestically or international, wherever I find a need and can fill with my specialty.

Chilling with Father Christmas in Lapland in front of a toasty fire, knocking back a few beers with the big man and hearing his stories after what must have been a long and inspiring journey across the globe.

To Lithuania! I am engaged to an amazing loving man, I dream of being able to take him to see the sites of his heritage. I cant think of a better way to spend the holidays then by taking my love to see his homeland and beautiful Baltic country.

I can’t think of anything better than being reunited with travel friends on the Carribbean side of Venezuela, rum and coke in one hand tucking into the delicious fresh seafood, and partaking in the tradition of painting the houses bright colours. Everyone knows the south Americans know how to celebrate anything in a flamboyant way, I’d love to see how they do it properly!

I’d rather be in the countryside anywhere in Switzerland. To me its the most breathtakingly beautiful peaceful and serene place I’ve ever visited. The people are welcoming and friendly and the scenery is absolutely pristine! I can only imagine the spirit of the season in that kind of environment. For these reasons, I’d love to visit there with my family.

Mountain oases of Central Kazakhstan cannot be called usual places to spend Christmas or a New Years Eve. Inspite of great nature and interesting history, there is not too much tourists even in summertime. Whereas In winter It is usually hard to reach those place because of snow-wreaths on the roads. But I should rather spend my Christmas holidays in one of the oases, named Kyzylarai, in the village of Shabanbai Bi. Rocky mountains and pines, covered with snow, delicious local food and hospitality of people, who haven’t used to mass tourism yet. Horses and sledges, snowballs, icy air. And deep starry sky at night.

I’d love to have a switch-up with a summer Christmas in Australia, provided my family was there too. My Aussie mates are always saying they get better sunsets than us, so what better way to end Christmas day? As an added bonus I’d then head off down to Melbourne for the boxing day Ashes test!

I would rather be some place where all my family could be together in one place, unfortunately that is almost impossible with my family spread around the world, so I couldn’t be more excited to spend Christmas in Manila to see my grandmother and other relatives who I haven’t seen for years!

I am gonna be in Puno (Peru) for Christmas because I work as a tour leader, not the nicest place in the world. I would much rather be at home with my family and friends, enjoy typical Swiss food and look at snow flakes falling outside the window.

Argentina. Definitely Argentina. Summer weather, delicious food and wine, so many places to explore. Start in the capital and then head to falls, the pampas, Mendoza, Patagonia. Easily could kill 2 months down there.

I would love to be trekking around the cloud forests and volcanoes in Costa Rica. Experiencing a different culture, trekking through areas with a bunch of animals I have never seen, and also in the wild!

I am currently defrosting in my kitchen in Montreal. The temperature is -5 and quickly dropping…

I would give anything to spend my time reading on the beach this holiday, preferably Cabo Polonio in Uruguay, where you have to hitch a ride on a 4×4 to arrive and stay in a cabana with little electricity or running water. I want to swim in the ocean and let the sun dry me out. I want to be in a town with a population of less than 100 (unless you count the seals), where you look to the moon to light your path at night, and your only concern is making sure the beer stays cold.

My whole life long I have dreamed of checking into a beautiful mountain chalet on Christmas Eve. One of those 20′ christmas trees centers the two-story window with the most amazing mountain scenery in the background. Now that I have travelled a bit, one of the towns in the Vallee Blanche in France with a commanding view of Mont Blanc would be a dream come true. A heart and soul warming mug of vin chaud, friends, family and a crystal clear mountain sky sparkling with natures own christmas lights would be a night I would remember for the rest of my life. Bon Noel!

My wish would be to be in Sweden, with my partner. I would visit friends in Stockholm, not seen for ten years, and then travel to Uppsala to see the Viking Burial Mounds. Of course, there would be plenty of GluhWein flowing to toast the Gods!

I’ve done many white Christmases and would like to try a warm one! Would love to be in Tahiti with my family in a hut with a glass floor. And go for a dip with the fish too! Would be very different for us but I know it would be an adventure we would all enjoy.

Can you beat a cosy british cottage in a Cotswold village with a log fire, all your family and a fridge stuffed with seasonal food, mulled wine bubbling on the stove and a pub open on the big day within stumbling distance? Pure bliss. Put yourself into a food induced coma in front of the tv in a leather chair sat next to an oversized christmas tree. Then come round for cold turkey sandwiches and the funnier second half of the obligigatory game of charades.

I live in the Lake District and there is no better place for a cosy Christmas, but we leave the cold in January armed with a small bag and our Rough Guide, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand would be an ideal choice.

I would be in Guatemala, hiking along the Mayan ruins and basking in the utter rawness of it. Feeling the presence of generations from a different world, seeing animals descendent of an untouched time, and taking it in with a smile and inner peace would be perfect. My mother had always wanted to go, but was sick for a number of years before passing away on Christmas day three years ago. It would be such an uplifting and spiritual journey to be there at Christmas.

It’d have to be overnighting in a snowhole or winter camping in the Cairngorms. Seeing as a trip to Lapland and a stay in The Ice hotel costs an arm and a leg.
But there’s nothing like a bunch of friends camping out and communal cooking, to get the feelgood factor and camaraderie sky high.

I would love to go see how another country celebrates Christmas with their own traditions. I’d particularly love to go to Brazil and see their amazing displays or in Australia to check out a sunny Christmas day!

Last christmas me and my bestfriend wanted to go to her hometown in Tromsø(North in Norway) to see the aurora borealis because it was said it was going to be a lot more brighter, but of course we forgot to do it… But we promised each other that we were going next year(This year) to see her home town and the aurora borealis(which I in fact since I am norwegian – I have never seen the famous aurora borealis)

However my best friend died this summer and I was and are devastated… and now I really really want and need to see the aurora borealis for her and me!

I’d do anything to be back on the Cattle Station I worked on in Western Australia: 500,000 acre farm, 120km from the nearest town, 5 AM starts, cattle driving, fencing, no cell phone reception! Sounds like hard work (and believe me it is) but slugging away for 11 hours in 40 degree Celsius heat makes the sunrises and sunsets worth it, as do the BBQ’s and few beers under the Southern Cross on the weekends, I won’t be there for this Christmas, but I definitely will be there for Christmas 2014!

Although most answers will probably be somehere exotic,this Christmas I want to spend it at home with my family in Manchester, UK, as come Januray 2014 I’ll be starting out on my round the world trip!
I’ll be going to Central America, South America, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia & next Christmas will possibly be spent in Indonesia. I’ll be doing it on my own which is both terrifying & exciting but hope to make friends with lots of lovely travelling peeps along the way so you see, I really need lots of fabulous travelling goodies to help me on my trip of a lifetime :o)

Interlaken. Every trip I have planned to Interlaken has been cancelled, cut short, or delayed to the point where we’ve had to cut it out. It’s become something of a joke. So, Christmas in Interlaken? Hell yeah! After skiing, boating and jumping, I’d sure enjoy some of that Swiss fondue and a nice spiked hot chocolate. Merry Christmas to me.

My ideal Christmas would be in the small town of Playa Blanca, in Lanzarote. Whats best about here, well having been to all of the canary islands, the weather is the most stable – being sheltered by the Island of Furventura. It can be sunny here and on the rest of the island cloudy. The town does a splendid job with its tasteful decorations – just enough to say its Christmas. There is just enough restaurants and quality shopping for the Christmas week. The walk along the seafront is always into a nice breeze and its a wonderful place for hikers too. A few nice excursions. The Hotels are wonderful and my favourite, not the most modern is the Lanzarotte Princess. Yep, thats where I would be given the choice.

I would celebrate Christmas on the beach in Tonga, then nip over the international date line and celebrate Christmas on the beach in Honolulu. There’s nothing like a spot of time travel to enhance your festive fun!

This Christmas I would rather take my dad on an incredible journey through Africa. My father took me on as many trips as he could afford all over the world, and instilled a passion of adventure, discovery, and curiosity in me. He also LOVES Christmas, and to see my face as I open his presents. We have never been to Africa before, so I would love to see his face as we trek through that continent on a trip planned out and financed by myself. :O)

No matter where I am there will always be people I will miss this winter season because they are all too far away to bring together easily. However, with that said I think I would like to be at a big pub surrounded by other somewhat lonely travelers having a lovely meal with games, alcohol, and fun conversation in a foreign non-English speaking country.

When I was living in Japan a couple years back I went to Thailand for a week in winter to escape the cold. On Christmas Day I met up with a large group of Couchsurfers at a British pub and we all brought small gifts for a white elephant gift exchange. There was turkey dinner and laughter and bonding over our shared family-less Christmas and it was one of the best Christmases I’ve ever had! No family drama, no stress, just a casual good time with no strings attached.

Spending the holidays with your family is great but also going out of your comfort zone and learning how to do things alone when you can’t change some things (like the price of a long distance plane ticket) is really valuable to me. I cherish moments like that. I’d like to spend another Christmas somewhere like that.

For Christmas my wife and I would love to meet our family someplace that was snowy. We live in quite a tropical climate so it doesn’t really feel like Christmas this time of year. Maybe we could do the Swiss Alps. I feel like that would be pretty Christmasy. Or, if my wife and family and family are feeling adventurous, maybe tackle the North Pole!

As my Christmases usually boring and I’d rather spend it alone I’d rather be somewhere new. Somewhere I’ve never been before. The list is endless, really. Some place magical, like diving the great blue hole in Belize, or hiking to get lost in the beauty of the Ouzoud waterfall in Morocco. Meeting new people. Having a magical time.

We are going to be in Thailand. It will get us to meet up with relations who are usually in Europe. So the best of both worlds…family and a new awesome place to visit. Also our oldest is at the age when we told him he could start flying without us to go and see his grandmother…he wants to see her, Prague, and Ireland. I love that we have grown him into a traveler.

I would love to spend Christmas ice trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. The Perito Moreno is one of the largest glaciers in the world! Ever since I read Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia, and watched the documentary 180 degrees South, I’ve been thirsting to see Patagonia for myself.

I’m actually going to lapland for christmas to visit my girlfriend who I haven’t seen since summer! In all honesty though… I’d love to be traveling to Nepal or Tibet, visiting their street bazaars and find adventures in the country’s mountains!

every year for 12 years me and my hubby have gone away on holiday abroad at Christmas but he now has a new job and so for the last two years he has had to work. I would love it if we could both be on the beach this christmas

I would love to be exploring Trømso, hopefully seeing some northern lights, doing some dog sledding and at least getting the chance to say Ive been to the North Pole (Arctic circle but close enough!) Will hopefully see Santa too!

This Christmas I’d love to be watching the Northern Lights in Sweden, sipping a mulled wine and waiting for the snow to fall. The lights are meant to be the best in decades this year, so it would be a once in a lifetime experience!

At the Hotel Salto del Tequendama, in Columbia, with my 95 year old grandfather. It’s just the two of us now, and he hasn’t traveled anywhere in 30 years, I’d like to think I could get him to go on one last adventure. I’m a huge fan of the Ethnotek crew, and I’m glad to help get the word out for them!

I imagine myself sitting on a front porch swing, sipping hot mint tea with honey, and watching the fog drift away from a mountain range as the sun rises in the crisp early morning. It doesn’t matter what range, or the height of the peaks, or the country I’m in because I know that in the house behind me my family is just starting to wake up and together we get to enjoy the beauty around and inside of us. It’s at that moment my soul feels at peace and I experience a joy deep in my abdomen, and that my adventurous friends, is when you know are exactly where you are supposed to be – on Christmas or on the remaining 364 days of the year.

It would be nice to go home for Christmas in New Mexico. The culture, food and weather are always wonderful. But i am in Washington without a plan and wherever i wander to this year will be exactly where I am supposed to be.

I always wanted to travel and i’ve been to many different places. And aside from spending this christmas holidays with the people i love the most. I would also love to go to the place were christmas first started…Jerusalem. Its good to relax and meditate for quite some time what christmas really was.

I’d love nothing more than to spend my Christmas time volunteering with families or children who are less fortunate in central america. Teaching English, playing with the kids or simply helping with a local cause. My first choice would be Nicaragua.

My dream Christmas would be to celebrate Sinterklass in Holland before heading over to Germany for the Christmas Markets.
This is a stark contrast to our hot, humid summer Christmas here in Qld, Australia

I think every place on the planet is magnificent. I’d love to visit new places I’ve never even dreamed of…such as Butan. Although ive never been there, I’ve researched this is one of the most beautiful places on earth! Perhaps because of the cliffs and mountains… Perhaps the people and food…or all together. Anyways, if I could, this December I’d be there with my husband for sure!!!

I’m actually lucky enough to be spending Christmas exactly where I’d rather be this year!

I visited India a few years ago and always wanted to go back – I leave a week tomorrow (Thursday). My parents lived in India in the 60s and 70s, and five years ago, almost to the day, I went to Rajasthan armed with an old passport photo of my Dad and a 40 year-old letter he’d received from his old friends. I found them and called my father on Christmas morning with his two best friends – brothers Satnarayan and Radheshyam Joshi – my father was overjoyed.

This Christmas, I’m taking my father back to Rajasthan to see his old friends, 42 years after he left.
I can’t wait.

It’s not so much the where as with whom but it is Christmas so a remote cabin, suitably decorated, with a roaring fire and a snow capped mountain outside would be lovely. Maybe somewhere in central America as I can see all those Inca patterns looking quite lovely at Christmas.

I’d be very happy to be in Andalusia, where it’s often very pleasant in winter…. walking in the beautiful Alpujarras! I don’t need a commercial Christmas to make me feel good. Nature provides enough of a show on her own… every season of the year!

At home with Family In the UK, having a full roast dinner, opening presents and playing silly after dinner games with the family. I have had the past few years In Australia alone for christmas and it’s just not the same.

I would rather be in the Lapland and a lovely little log cabin with my husband and boys having an amazing winter wonderland Christmas with a fire blazing snow falling presents under the tree all very festive

I would love to be in Kenya on Safari. I have been once before and it was amazing – still saving for my next trip. The animals were fantastic and the people were all so friendly. It was the best time of my life.